"Dronels are all purpose drones used widely throughout "Their" Empire. Initially created as prototypes for the Terran Project, they have since been turned into all purpose units used mainly as maintenance personnel in slave worlds, frontline infantry in both small and large scale conflicts and ship personnel in "Their" Empire's fleets.

Dronels can also vary in size. Some can be as small as a man while some as large as a small office building. They do this via their maximization program, which is their only major program other than their particle beams.

A very big weakness of Dronels is their weak armor compared to the Terran races. Unlike The Terrans, Dronels can easily be destroyed even by primitive weapons like 19th century handguns. Another weakness of Dronels is that computer-wise, they are very competent, but when it comes to things not related to computers, like say writing an essay, they have the intellectual capacity of a four year old.

However, despite these shortcomings, they still have one quality that makes them relevant to this day.

They have strength in numbers. Massive numbers. They are easily mass produced as they have an extremely simple design and their computer systems are more primitive than that of the Terrans. Some "Them" generals have even been known to produce them on the spot. They are very cost effective, especially when charting unknown territory where accidents usually happen. All in all, a very useful unit, especially if they are very high in numbers.

It is important to note, however, that dronels do not posses true life and are merely non-sapient drones."

Hey, I'm currently researching ten different diseases right now, all of which due tomorrow morning.

Terribly sorry, to all the four threads. >_>

Ps. Once we land, be careful what you step on. Verog might seem dead, with its mostly flat land and several sprinkles of inert, mountain-sized, pitch black gears jutting out here and there, but it is a death planet nonetheless. Don't let the deafening silence of the thin, dull, orange atmosphere's lack of any trace of wind or sound fool you into believing that no one's watching every step you make.